Hexagram 55 Reading:
Abundance has success.
The king attains abundance.
Be not sad.
Be like the sun at midday.
Abundance has success.
The king attains abundance.
Be not sad.
Be like the sun at midday.
What Hexagram 55 means:
All is in abundance
You have achieved success
The good times are here
But remember everything is transitory
Use the good times wisely
Share the fruits of your fortune
because when things are at their best, there is only one direction they can go
'make hay whilst the sun shines'
Hexagram 55 and Love / Relationships
Love and relationships are harmonious now. Make the most of it.
Love and relationships are harmonious now. Make the most of it.
Hexagram 55 and Career / Business
Business and career success has been attained. Use it well
Business and career success has been attained. Use it well
This classic translation from Chinese was in German, by Richard Wilhelm in 1923:
above chen THE AROUSING, THUNDER
below LI THE CLINGING, FIRE
Chên is movement; Li is flame, whose attribute is clarity. Clarity inside, movement without-this produces greatness and abundance. The hexagram shows a time of advanced civilization. However, the actual fact that development has reached a peak suggests that this extraordinary condition of abundance can't be maintained for good.
THE JUDGMENT
ABUNDANCE has success.
The king attains abundance.
Be not sad.
Be just like the sun at noon.
It is not given to each mortal to achieve a time of outstanding greatness and abundance. Only a born ruler of men is in a position to try and do it, as a result of his will is directed to what's great. Such a time of abundance is typically temporary. thus a sage may well feel unhappy in view of the decline that has to follow. however such unhappiness does not suit him. only a person who is inwardly freed from sorrow and care is able to lead during a time of abundance. He should be just like the sun at noon, illuminating and gladdening everything below heaven.
THE IMAGE
Both thunder and lightning come:
The image of ABUNDANCE.
Thus the superior man decides lawsuits
And carries out punishments.
This hexagram features a certain reference to Shih Ho, BITING THROUGH
21, within which thunder and lightning equally appear together, however within the reverse order. In BITING THROUGH, laws are set down; here they're applied and implemented. Clarity [Li] inside makes it doable to analyze the facts precisely, and shock [Chên] without ensures a strict and precise completing of punishments.
THE LINES
Nine at the start means:
When a person meets his destined ruler,
They can be together 10 days,
And it's not a blunder.
Going meets with recognition.
To bring on a time of abundance, a union of clarity with energetic movement is required. 2 people possessed of those 2 attributes are suited to each other, and even though they spend a complete cycle of time together throughout the period of abundance, it'll not be too long, neither is it a blunder. thus one could go forth, so as to make one's influence felt; it'll meet with recognition.
Six within the second place means:
The curtain is of such fullness
That the polestars is seen at noonday.
Through going one meets with mistrust and hate.
If one rouses him through truth,
Good fortune comes.
It typically happens that plots and party intrigues, that have the darkening impact of an eclipse of the sun, return between a ruler intent on great accomplishment and therefore the man who might bring great undertakings. Then, rather than the sun, we tend to see the northern stars within the sky. The ruler is overshadowed by a grouping that has taken power. If a person at such a time were to try to take energetic measures, he would encounter complete mistrust and envy, which might stop all movement. The essential issue then is to carry inside to the strength of truth, that ultimately end is so robust that it exerts an invisible influence on the ruler, so all goes well.
Nine within the third place means:
The undergrowth is of such abundance
That the tiny stars is seen at noonday.
He breaks his right arm . No blame.
The image is that of a progressive covering over of the sun. Here the eclipse reaches totality, thus even the tiny stars is seen at noonday. within the sphere of social relationships, this implies that the aristocrat is now thus eclipsed that even the foremost insignificant persons will push themselves into the foreground. This makes it not possible for an able man, although he may well be the correct hand of the ruler, to undertake something. it's as if his arm were broken, however he's to not blame for being so hindered in action.
Nine within the fourth place means:
The curtain is of such fullness
That the polestars is seen at noonday.
He meets his ruler, who is of like kind.
Good fortune.
Here the darkness is already decreasing, thus interconnected parts come together. Here too the complement should be found-the necessary knowledge to enrich joy of action. Then everything can go well. The complementary issue postulated here is that the reverse of the one within the 1st line. within the latter, knowledge is to be complemented by energy, whereas here energy is complemented by knowledge.
Six within the fifth place means:
Lines are arriving,
Blessing and fame approach.
Good fortune.
The ruler is modest and so receptive to the counsel of talented men. so he's encircled by men who counsel to him the lines of action. This brings blessing, fame, and fortune to him and all the folk.
Six at the highest means:
His home is in a state of abundance.
He screens off his family.
He peers through the gate
And now not perceives anyone.
For three years he sees nothing.
Misfortune.
This describes a person who due to his vanity and obstinacy attains the opposite of what he strives for. He seeks abundance and splendor for his home. He desires by the full odds to be master in his house, that therefore alienates his family that in the end he finds himself completely isolated.
above chen THE AROUSING, THUNDER
below LI THE CLINGING, FIRE
Chên is movement; Li is flame, whose attribute is clarity. Clarity inside, movement without-this produces greatness and abundance. The hexagram shows a time of advanced civilization. However, the actual fact that development has reached a peak suggests that this extraordinary condition of abundance can't be maintained for good.
THE JUDGMENT
ABUNDANCE has success.
The king attains abundance.
Be not sad.
Be just like the sun at noon.
It is not given to each mortal to achieve a time of outstanding greatness and abundance. Only a born ruler of men is in a position to try and do it, as a result of his will is directed to what's great. Such a time of abundance is typically temporary. thus a sage may well feel unhappy in view of the decline that has to follow. however such unhappiness does not suit him. only a person who is inwardly freed from sorrow and care is able to lead during a time of abundance. He should be just like the sun at noon, illuminating and gladdening everything below heaven.
THE IMAGE
Both thunder and lightning come:
The image of ABUNDANCE.
Thus the superior man decides lawsuits
And carries out punishments.
This hexagram features a certain reference to Shih Ho, BITING THROUGH
21, within which thunder and lightning equally appear together, however within the reverse order. In BITING THROUGH, laws are set down; here they're applied and implemented. Clarity [Li] inside makes it doable to analyze the facts precisely, and shock [Chên] without ensures a strict and precise completing of punishments.
THE LINES
Nine at the start means:
When a person meets his destined ruler,
They can be together 10 days,
And it's not a blunder.
Going meets with recognition.
To bring on a time of abundance, a union of clarity with energetic movement is required. 2 people possessed of those 2 attributes are suited to each other, and even though they spend a complete cycle of time together throughout the period of abundance, it'll not be too long, neither is it a blunder. thus one could go forth, so as to make one's influence felt; it'll meet with recognition.
Six within the second place means:
The curtain is of such fullness
That the polestars is seen at noonday.
Through going one meets with mistrust and hate.
If one rouses him through truth,
Good fortune comes.
It typically happens that plots and party intrigues, that have the darkening impact of an eclipse of the sun, return between a ruler intent on great accomplishment and therefore the man who might bring great undertakings. Then, rather than the sun, we tend to see the northern stars within the sky. The ruler is overshadowed by a grouping that has taken power. If a person at such a time were to try to take energetic measures, he would encounter complete mistrust and envy, which might stop all movement. The essential issue then is to carry inside to the strength of truth, that ultimately end is so robust that it exerts an invisible influence on the ruler, so all goes well.
Nine within the third place means:
The undergrowth is of such abundance
That the tiny stars is seen at noonday.
He breaks his right arm . No blame.
The image is that of a progressive covering over of the sun. Here the eclipse reaches totality, thus even the tiny stars is seen at noonday. within the sphere of social relationships, this implies that the aristocrat is now thus eclipsed that even the foremost insignificant persons will push themselves into the foreground. This makes it not possible for an able man, although he may well be the correct hand of the ruler, to undertake something. it's as if his arm were broken, however he's to not blame for being so hindered in action.
Nine within the fourth place means:
The curtain is of such fullness
That the polestars is seen at noonday.
He meets his ruler, who is of like kind.
Good fortune.
Here the darkness is already decreasing, thus interconnected parts come together. Here too the complement should be found-the necessary knowledge to enrich joy of action. Then everything can go well. The complementary issue postulated here is that the reverse of the one within the 1st line. within the latter, knowledge is to be complemented by energy, whereas here energy is complemented by knowledge.
Six within the fifth place means:
Lines are arriving,
Blessing and fame approach.
Good fortune.
The ruler is modest and so receptive to the counsel of talented men. so he's encircled by men who counsel to him the lines of action. This brings blessing, fame, and fortune to him and all the folk.
Six at the highest means:
His home is in a state of abundance.
He screens off his family.
He peers through the gate
And now not perceives anyone.
For three years he sees nothing.
Misfortune.
This describes a person who due to his vanity and obstinacy attains the opposite of what he strives for. He seeks abundance and splendor for his home. He desires by the full odds to be master in his house, that therefore alienates his family that in the end he finds himself completely isolated.